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Author Archives: John T. Ward

RED BANK: NEW NAME POPS UP DOWNTOWN
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•The former Fameabilia space, now approved for a restaurant, is among the Red Bank properties marketed by Joann Clark’s new brokerage. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD For reasonsContinue reading "RED BANK: NEW NAME POPS UP DOWNTOWN"
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May 12th, 2014 @ 11am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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Signs of spring were abundant in Little Silver last Tuesday. Is it just us, or is everyone expecting a short-lived spring that gives way too quickly to a hot-and-sticky summer?Continue reading "CLIPPINGS: LITTLE SILVER SPRINGS TO LIFE"
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May 12th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: SEAL SPOTTED ON HOTEL DOCK
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A young harbor seal rested on a Navesink River dock at the Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank last Friday. Annual seal counts at Sandy Hook have been rising, accordingContinue reading "RED BANK: SEAL SPOTTED ON HOTEL DOCK"
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May 12th, 2014 @ 7am
SPRING 2014: TASTE OF SUMMER
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With ample sun and temperatures nearing 80 degrees just a few miles inland, dozens of beachgoers flocked to Sea Bright Sunday. Monday will be warm, with temperatures reaching about 76Continue reading "SPRING 2014: TASTE OF SUMMER"
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May 12th, 2014 @ 6am
CHURN: PUMPING NEW LIFE INTO FRONT
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Danielle Buccellato in her new fitness studio, Renaissance Pilates. Below, the facade of the long-empty Love Lane Tuxedos is about to get a makeover. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "CHURN: PUMPING NEW LIFE INTO FRONT"
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May 9th, 2014 @ 11am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of May 1 to May 8, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES: CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK: TWO BUSTED FOR PROSTITUTION"
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May 9th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: STATION WORK IN FINAL PHASE
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The long-awaited restoration of the Red Bank train station, named for late mayor and state Supreme Court Justice Dan O’Hern, is on track to wrap up by late August, NewContinue reading "RED BANK: STATION WORK IN FINAL PHASE"
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May 9th, 2014 @ 6am
RBR STUDENTS REDUCE COLLEGE APP STRESS
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Sophia Gutchinov, above, survived the challenges of the college-application process. Siani Henriques, below, is contending with them now. (Photo below by Isabel Halloran. Click to enlarge) By ISABEL HALLORAN RedContinue reading "RBR STUDENTS REDUCE COLLEGE APP STRESS"
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May 9th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: CROSSING WORK DELAYED A BIT
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Wet weather has delayed completion of the grade crossing reconstruction at Bridge Avenue and Monmouth Street in Red Bank, New Jersey transit spokeswoman Nancy Snyder said Thursday. The crossing, whichContinue reading "RED BANK: CROSSING WORK DELAYED A BIT"
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May 8th, 2014 @ 2pm
RED BANK COPS BIKE DOWNPOUR FOR CHIEF
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Despite teeming rain and slick roads, dozens of cyclists, including numerous police officers, headed out on a 26-mile ride in memory of late Red Bank Police Chief Steve McCarthy ThursdayContinue reading "RED BANK COPS BIKE DOWNPOUR FOR CHIEF"
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May 8th, 2014 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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This week’s Where Have I Seen This? was suggested by loyal redbankgreen reader Bruce Whitaker of Red Bank, who made our never-ending hunt for a visual brainteasers that much easierContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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May 8th, 2014 @ 6am
Middletown officials are warning residents to be cautious about sickly wildlife after five confirmed cases of rabid raccoons over the past five weeks. According to an alert issued by theContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: RABIES CASES ON THE RISE"
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May 7th, 2014 @ 12pm
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Angela Dacosta, age 50, from Campbell Avenue in Belford, NJ, arrested on April 21, 2014 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
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May 7th, 2014 @ 8am
SEA BRIGHT: LONG DROPS ‘DEMOCRAT’ LABEL
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Mayor Dina Long with Governor Chris Christie in Sea Bright last August 28. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Sea Bright Mayor Dina Long,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: LONG DROPS ‘DEMOCRAT’ LABEL"
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May 7th, 2014 @ 6am
SEA BRIGHT: EX-MAYOR MAY GET FIRE STATION
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Two fire trucks have been relocated out of town and another sits beneath a tent since the firehouse, in the background, was condemned. Former Mayor Jo-Ann Kalaka-Adams, below. (Photo byContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: EX-MAYOR MAY GET FIRE STATION"
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May 6th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: LADDER TRUCK TO MAKE ITS DEBUT
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Ladder 91 as it was put through the paces downtown in December. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Red Bank’s newest piece of firefighting equipment gets its formalContinue reading "RED BANK: LADDER TRUCK TO MAKE ITS DEBUT"
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May 6th, 2014 @ 8am
SCENES FROM THE BARGAIN TABLES
[slideshow_deploy id=’89855′]Fair Haven and Red Bank’s annual townwide yard sales attracted hundreds of bargain-hunters – and at least two photographers. (Photos by Susan Ericson and Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge)
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May 5th, 2014 @ 3pm
RED BANK COPS TO RIDE FOR LATE CHIEF
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Police Chief Steve McCarthy in 2010. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi. Click to enlarge) Members of the Red Bank Police Benevolent Association plan a memorial bike ride this week for the lateContinue reading "RED BANK COPS TO RIDE FOR LATE CHIEF"
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May 5th, 2014 @ 12pm
A jogger added a splash of pink to a gray morning on the Middletown end of the Oceanic Bridge on May 1, 2014. (Video by Gerda Liebmann. Click to pause.)Continue reading "CLIPPINGS: A DASH OF COLOR AMID THE GRAY"
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May 5th, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: HAMILTON CLOSING STORE
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The Princeton-based jeweler has had its store at 19 Broad Street since 2003.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Hamilton Jewelers is closing its Red Bank store, the companyContinue reading "RED BANK: HAMILTON CLOSING STORE"
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May 5th, 2014 @ 6am
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9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
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A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...